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Top 10 Halloween Horror Comics
With Halloween swirling in the air, here’s a chance to look at some of the best horror comics to help spread the spirit of trick-or-treating. Ghost, ghouls, and goblins always feel right at home during these festivals of the dead. In order to fully bask in the glory of the season, you’ve gotta watch at least one horror movie and read a scary story today. Here is a list of comics that we feel best use of the Halloween tradition.
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (Dark Horse Comics):
Hellboy, the world’s greatest paranormal investigator, ends up trapped inside a haunted mansion. Deep inside the empty hallways, tentacles smash through the floorboards and giant frog-monsters leap off the walls. Destined to end the world, Hellboy is forced to summon forth a sleeping demon. Mike Mignola’s expressionistic artwork keeps the action exciting and the supernatural overtones lively.
Batman: Gotham After Midnight (DC Comics):
On Halloween, Batman protects Gotham City’s innocent citizens as they parade across the streets in their costumes. Because everyone has a mask on, Batman can perfectly fit in with the crowd and not have to hide. Always on high alert, Batman is on the hunt for a serial killer, named Midnight, who has been viciously ripping the heart out of his victims. Steve Niles’ suspenseful storytelling is even matched with Kelly Jones’ incredible artistic style.
Hellraiser Vol.1 (Boom! Studios):
With Clive Barker’s return to the “Hellraiser” universe, Pinhead, the iconic horror movie monster, has become deadlier and scarier than before. Wanting revenge since his last defeat, Pinhead eagerly anticipates his upcoming confrontation with Kirsty Cotton. With Barker and co-writer, Christopher Monfette, providing Pinhead’s masterful and eloquent dialogue, Leonardo Manco brings in the terrifying sights, such as a church organ composed of body parts, to make readers squirm.
Locke & Key (IDW Publishing):
After the death of their murdered father, a disconnected family must pick up the shattered pieces. Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke move into the Keyhouse estate, hoping to reconnect after so many years of separation. In the hidden passageways, a girl in a well wants to be freed and a Ghost Door is somehow able to separate a spirit from the body. Writer Joe Hill builds the emotional bond behind his believable protagonists, while artist Gabriel Rodriguez heightens the eeriness of the of the hallways and rooms of the Keyhouse building.
Infinite Halloween Special Vol.1 (DC Comics):
On Halloween Night, the insane inmates of Arkham Asylum are planning their escape. Before the asylum doors open at midnight, the Joker convinces the others, such as Penguin and Mad Hatter, to use their spare time to tell tales of terror. In Steve Niles/Dean Ormston’s “Strange Cargo,” Superman suddenly ends up fighting against a horde of zombies. In Marc Bernadine/Adam Freeman/Eric Battle’s “What Can Scare The Main Man,” Phobia forces Lobo to confront his greatest fear, which causes him to scream for his dear life.
Ghost Rider: Rise Of The Midnight Sons (Marvel Comics):
Ghost Rider receives a horrific vision of the apocalypse as Lilith, Mother of Demons, intends to conquer the world. Ghost Rider must band a team of anti-heroes in order to stop her. Johnny Blaze, Morbius the Living Vampire, the Darkhold Redeemers, and the Nightstalkers (featuring Blade), reluctantly join together in an epic battle against evil.
Batman: The Long Halloween (DC Comics):
This is where mob rule ends and the freaks of Gotham City take over. As the Falcone family is murdered, one member for each month, by a mysterious killer named Holiday, Batman must stop the Scarecrow, the Joker, and Poison-Ivy as they join forces in the uprising. Jeph Loeb crafts a complex murder mystery, with Tim Sale adding a noirish look to the character designs.
Hack/Slash: My First Maniac (Image Comics):
An undead farmer has been picking off teens at their rave parties. In a flashback tale, this is Cassie Hack’s first case as she begins her mission eradicate all slashers. Tim Seeley touches on themes of teen angst and unrequited love through Cassie’s running narration. Artist Daniel Leister brings in the bloody goods, paying tribute to the Friday the 13th movies.
30 Days of Night (IDW Publishing):
In Barrow, Alaska, once the sun sets, no one will see any light during the next 30 days. Taking advantage of a world without sunlight, vampires run loose across the freezing snow. Sheriff Eben Olemaun must do everything he can to protect his wife and the last remaining survivors. With Steve Niles’ simple plot, Ben Templesmith’s abstract artwork always captures the terror and gore of a place with no hope, where the sun refuses to shine.
The Crow (Caliber Comics):
Writer and artist James O’ Barr took an incredibly creative spin on the zombie lore. After rising from the grave, Eric is brought back to life for a single purpose. Eric isn’t interested in feeding off of brains; he’s here to take revenge on those who murdered him and his fiancée. The illustrations are drawn in immense detail as Eric walks the gritty streets of Detroit, with his face smeared with black and white make-up. With Barr’s upcoming return to “The Crow” series, now from IDW Publishing, Halloween just never seems to end.
Written by – JorgeSolis
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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